Vacuum

This type of dressing is used for acute, chronic and burn wounds; it’s a closed system attached to pump which applies negative vacuum pressure to subtract fluid thereby increasing circulation to the tissue. (Wound Care Center, n.d.). This type of therapy is also referred to as VAC (vacuum assisted closure) therapy. According to the Wound Care Center, (n.d.) this vacuum dressing is used for the following: • Ulcer due to being diabetic, or caused by venous, arterial, or pressure. • First and…

the will to power. However, this may be linked to what he identifies as an ''existential vacuum''. As he describes in his book: the existential vacuum is a widespread phenomenon of the twentieth century. A statistical survey recently revealed that among Frankl's students, 25% showed a more-or-less marked degree of existential vacuum. Among his American students it was not 25 but 60%. The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom. Now we can understand Schopenhauer…

detecting potential complications in the maternal and neonate during and after a vacuum assisted delivery. Nurses have many interventions that can be put in place to reduce the use of VAVD such as, an upright lateral position to facilitate fetal decent, use of analgesia, and the administration of endogenous hormone and uterine stimulant oxytocin (Lacker, 2012). Nurses can also help to prevent the unnecessary use of vacuum devices during delivery by, encouraging the patient to delay pushing for…

mean cleaning vacuum or a broom, but I think sweep just means sweeping with a broom. This conversation came up about a month ago when we were talking about different pronunciations for words. We were having a fun time, until he mentioned that his family can mean vacuum when they say sweep. They also mean sweep with a broom, but depending on the context it can also mean vacuum. For example, his mom will tell him to sweep the rug and he’ll get the vacuum because she means for him to vacuum the…

1. The first domesticated Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) was thought to have come from India during the Indus Valley Civilization between 3300 BCE and 1700 BCE (Sukumar, 1989). During the earlier periods of the Indus Valley Civilization is it thought that the civilization lived close to the habitat of the Asian Elephant, but through the expansion of the civilization, the habitat of the elephant was reduced leading to more exposure to human. Early human have known to capture elephants for…

In everyday life the Scientific Method can be utilized regularly. Most of the time, people don’t even realize that they are using the steps to the Scientific Method when figuring something simple out. People can move through the steps so quickly it is hard to recognize that many used them while making decisions about regular daily life situations. Kausik Datta wrote “that his wish for every Non-Scientist is to understand the use of the Scientific Method, and how it is the foundation for…

technology-driven company providing household appliances such as vacuums and faucets to consumers worldwide. Founded by James Dyson in 1987, the company was started with the intention of developing a vacuum fueled by technology that would combine superior quality and craftsmanship. Disappointed in existing vacuums, Dyson spent 15 years attempting to create such a product, making 5,126 vacuum prototypes before arriving at his solution. His new vacuum featured a bag-less design and easy…

theses, Descartes believed that it would be logically impossible to have empty space or a vacuum based on his doctrine of extension. His justification for this claim is quite simple, he thinks that space and body are identical or that at least the ideas of each are the same in relation to one another. In ‘The Principles of Material Things Part II’ Descartes explains his reasoning behind his theory that a vacuum or empty space would be ultimately impossible. Firstly, he states that “It is…

a minimal amount of time. That's just what they do, and they do it well. It really doesn't matter how big the city, or how small the community-there are going to be vacuum trucks serving the area, taking care of businesses and homeowners alike. Cities employ they to keep the streets clean, and a homeowner will rely on them to vacuum water out of a basement, fill a swimming pool, or cleanup after construction by vacuuming away sawdust, sand and other construction debris. A business in the area…

exhalation of moisture-ladened air, filled with negative ions, helps create rain.” The prairie dogs population in the 20th century have decreased by 98%. The vacuum to remove the prairie dogs from their holes is inhumane because it hurts the animals, they ship…